nonfiction
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Can understanding the science of bubbles help us understand how humans speak? Yes, say physicists
Zahaan Bharmal
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‘Modernity, Print and Sahitya’: A well-researched book about how Odia literature shaped its culture
Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
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What a meeting with a woman entrepreneur in Kolkata taught a German diplomat about women in India
Walter J Lindner
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Through stories of food, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee examines how economics influences culture
Abhijit Banerjee
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Literary critic Kirtinath Kurtkoti on how Kannada poetry is influenced by translation and rewriting
Kirtinath Kurtkoti Kamalakar Bhat
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Eight books win 2024 Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival literary awards
Scroll Staff
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A Tibetan writer reflects on the fight for his motherland while living in ‘exile’ in India
Tsering Namgyal Khortsa
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A new book asks what ails Indian manufacturing and whether it can increase its share in the economy
Prosenjit Datta
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Crossword Book Awards: Saharu N Kannanari, Karthik Muralidharan, Jayasree Kalathil among winners
Scroll Staff
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This book examines India’s nationalist fight against the British through Vallabhbhai Patel’s life
Rani Dhavan Shankardass
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Global nonfiction: Six new nonfiction titles that examine cultural shifts over the years
Scroll Staff
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How the Covid-19 pandemic, a TV show, and a cat bot boosted the popularity of online chess
Peter Doggers
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A journalist’s account of how former Malaysian PM Najib Razak embezzled billions from a wealth fund
Leslie Lopez
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This book makes a case for ‘peopleism’ – a system to ensure the well-being of the planet and people
Ravi Chaudhry
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: ‘My Autobiography’, by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Suraj Prakash
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In her memoir, Meena Bindra recalls how a Rs-8000 loan helped her start the clothing brand BIBA
Meena Bindra
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From the biography: Why particle physicist Ashutosh Kotwal took up a summer job at IBM as a student
Manik Kotwal Jerry Pinto
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December nonfiction: End of the year reading with six books that offer a unique view of being Indian
Scroll Staff
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Hindi biography: Excerpt from ‘Karpoori Thakur: Jannayak Se Bharat Ratn Tak’, by Harinarayan Thakur
Harinarayan Thakur
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Patna: Bhoole Huye Kisse,’ by Arun Singh
Arun Singh